Dover police said an elaborate credit and debit card scam is targeting people on New Hampshire’s seacoast, and even into Maine.

Dover police said an elaborate credit and debit card scam is targeting people on New Hampshire’s seacoast, and even into Maine.

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Updated: 12:29 AM EDT Jun 18, 2015

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WEBVTT NEITHER WILL SPEND MORE THAN A YEAR IN JAIL. DOVER POLICE SAY AN ELABORATE CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD SCAM IS TARGETING PEOPLE ON NEW HAMPSHIRE'S SEACOAST, AND EVEN INTO MAINE. THEY SAY THIEVES ARE TURNING STOLEN NUMBERS INTO NEW CARDS AND THEY WANT THE PUBLIC TO TAKE A LOOK AT NEW SURVEILLANCE IMAGES BEING RELEASED TONIGHT. JEAN MACKIN JOINS US LIVE TO EXPLAIN. JEAN: THE VICTIMS OF THIS SCAM MIGHT NOT EVEN REALIZE THEIR CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD NUMBER HAS BEEN STOLEN AND MADE INTO A NEW CARD THAT'S BEING USED IN DOVER STORES. POLICE IN DOVER ARE STUDYING THE SAME SURVEILLANCE PICTURES THAT THEY WANT THE PUBLIC TO STUDY. THEY SAY 2 MEN AND 3 WOMEN, SOME OF THEM SEEN IN THESE IMAGES, ARE INVOLVED IN AN ELABORATE CREDIT CARD SCHEME. THEY SAY STOLEN CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD NUMBERS ARE BEING USED TO MAKE NEW CARDS. THOSE FAKE CARDS ARE THEN USED TO PURCHASE GIFT CARDS. THE SUSPECTS GET THE CREDIT CARD INFORMATION AND THEN THEY ARE CLONING OR CREATING NEW CARDS IN THEIR NAME. THEY THEN TAKE THOSE CARDS TO BUSINESSES AND PURCHASE GIFT CARDS. SO FAR IT HAS BEEN VISA GIFT CARDS OR MASTERCARD GIFT CARDS. JEAN: POLICE SAY THE CARDS HAVE BEEN USED IN GROCERY STORES AND DRUGSTORES IN DOVER. DETECTIVES ARE STILL INVESTIGATING HOW CARD NUMBERS ARE STOLEN AND NEW CARDS ARE MANUFACTURED. THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR THIS CAR. THEY SAY THE SUSPECTS ARE CONNECTED TO THIS WHITE OR SILVER FOUR-DOOR SEDAN WITH THE MOONROOF. IF THEY ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THEM, THEY ARE ASKED TO CONTACT THE DOVER CRIMELINE AT 745-6000. JEAN: POLICE ARE STILL

Dover police looking for credit card thieves

Dover police said an elaborate credit and debit card scam is targeting people on New Hampshire’s seacoast, and even into Maine.